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Background information | |
Birth name | Starley Hope |
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 3 October 1987
Genres | Electropop |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | Tinted |
Starley Hope (born 3 October 1987), known mononymously as Starley, is an Australian singer and songwriter. She is best known for her debut single "Call on Me", released in 2016, which was remixed into a club song by Ryan Riback the following year.
Starley Hope was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales, to a Mauritian father and an Australian mother of Filipino and Japanese descent. [1] Her mother was a lounge singer and her father owned a blinds company. [2] Her mother named her Starley, expecting her to be a star. [3] She grew up in a religious family and sung in church as a child and initially wanted to be a drummer. [4] As a child, she listened to Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, and Phil Collins. [4] When she was 14, she recorded a three-song demo. [2] She received classical vocal training beginning at age 15. [2]
Starley moved to London to pursue a career in music. [2] While she did get a publishing contract, she was generally unsuccessful and, after 5 years, she moved back to Australia to live with her parents after depleting all her funds. [3] [2]
Starley was featured on Odd Mob's single "So Into You", which was released on 8 April 2016.
Using her parents' piano in her bedroom, she wrote the song "Call on Me". [3] She sent the song to several producers, including P-Money, who developed it into the final version. [2] The song led to her getting a recording contract with Tinted Records, which released the song in July 2016. [2] It was remixed into a club song by Ryan Riback the following year and reached the top 10 in the UK and in Australia. [5] In the U.S., it peaked at number 65 in the on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the Dance/Electronic Songs record chart. [6]
In 2018, Starley performed at the Sydney Mardi Gras for the first time and was the co-headline act at the official party. [7]
In June 2018, Starley released "Love Is Love", a track to promote queer acceptance, released six months after the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. [8]
In July and August 2018, Starley supported Katy Perry on the Australian dates of Witness: The Tour. [9]
In November 2018, she appeared in the music video for "Baby" by Clean Bandit. [10]
Starley released her debut album, One of One, on 25 September 2020. [11]
On 15 October 2020, Starley appeared on episode four of the sixth season of The Bachelorette Australia . She performed atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge for Bachelorette Becky and Pete during their date. [12]
In September 2022, Starley collaborated with music producer Jolyon Petch for their original single "I Just Want Your Touch", released on Central Station Records. [13] The song topped the number-one spot on the ARIA Club Chart for five consecutive weeks. [14]
Starley told her family she was bisexual in 2017. She had previously dated men and told Star Observer that her highly religious family were "surprised" and her announcement was a "big deal for them". [15] [4] She has suffered from depression, which she treated by exercising as much as three hours per day and at one time was interested in being a personal trainer. [4]
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One of One |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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AUS [16] | BEL (FL) [17] | CAN [18] | DEN [19] | GER [20] | FRA [21] | IRE [22] | NZ [23] | SWE [24] | UK [25] | US [18] | ||||
"Call on Me" (Ryan Riback Remix) | 2016 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 65 | One of One | |
"Touch Me" | 2017 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Been Meaning to Tell You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Love Is Love" [37] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One of One | |
"Signs" [38] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Lovers + Strangers" [39] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Arms Around Me" [40] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Let Me In" [11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Better with U" [41] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Just Want Your Touch" (with Jolyon Petch) [42] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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AUS Club [43] | |||
"So Into You" (Odd Mob featuring Starley) | 2016 | 1 | Non-album singles |
"Down Easy" (Showtek and MOTi featuring Starley and Wyclef Jean) [44] | 2018 | — | |
"I Just Want Your Touch" (Jolyon Petch featuring Starley) | 2022 | 1 |
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2017 [45] [46] | "Call on Me" | Best Independent Dance/Electronic Club Song or EP | Nominated |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Lost to |
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2017 | "Call on Me" | Song of the Year | Nominated | Peking Duk - "Stranger (with Elliphant)" |
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